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Gurnard
Gurnard beachfront
GurnardLocation within the Isle of Wight
Area	4.0863 km (1.5777 sq mi)
Population	1,682 (2011 census including Rew Street)
• Density	412/km (1,070/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SZ478946
Civil parish	Gurnard
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COWES
Postcode district	PO31
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°45′18″N 1°19′16″W / 50.755°N 1.321°W / 50.755; -1.321

Gurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, enjoyed by the Gurnard Sailing Club.

Gurnard's main street features a pub (Portland Inn), a few shops and a few houses. The west end of the beach is Gurnard Marsh and a stream called "The Luck" which discharges into the Solent.

A fortification known as Gurnard Fort was built on a headland west of Gurnard Marsh about 1600. The land was eroded, however, and all traces disappeared until an archaeological excavation of a Roman villa in 1864 uncovered traces of Gurnard Fort as well.

Transport is provided by Southern Vectis route 32 to and from Cowes, and route 1 to Cowes and Newport, Isle of Wight.

See also

• All Saints' Church, Gurnard

References

1. Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density Archived 10 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 30 May 2017
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
3. "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
4. "Minor Fortifications of the Isle of Wight". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012., Rob Martin, March 2006
5. Isle of Wight Council press release - "IW Council Steps In To Preserve Bus Routes" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 31 August 2008.

External links

• Gurnard Sailing Club website
• Isle of Wight Council information
• Doughty Newnham Chartered Surveyors website Archived 21 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Photos, accommodation guide, hotels and tourist information
• Gurnard Parish website and information

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